UEFA Nations League

Slovakia vs Scotland, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Slovakia
  • 31': Jan Gregus
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1 - 0
Scotland

    Slovakia end Scotland's nine-game unbeaten run

    Slovakia ended Scotland's nine-match unbeaten when a first-half goal from Jan Gregus gave them a 1-0 win in their Nations League match on Sunday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
    • 2': Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Michal Duris (Slovakia).
    • 4': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Andrew Considine (Scotland).
    • 5': Michal Duris (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Gregus.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 12': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
    • 12': Jan Gregus (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Hand ball by Michal Duris (Slovakia).
    • 15': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Scotland).
    • 15': Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 16': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
    • 20': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
    • 20': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Andrew Considine (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
    • 22': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
    • 23': Michal Duris (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
    • 27': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 29': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
    • 29': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Scotland).
    • 30': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Goal! Slovakia 1, Scotland 0. Jan Gregus (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peter Pekarík.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Palmer with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Liam Cooper (Scotland).
    • 36': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
    • 41': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': John McGinn (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
    • 44': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
    • 44': Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Slovakia 1, Scotland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Slovakia 1, Scotland 0.
    • 46': Foul by Andrew Considine (Scotland).
    • 46': Michal Duris (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Jan Gregus (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jan Gregus.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 56': Foul by Peter Pekarík (Slovakia).
    • 56': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Peter Pekarík (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 60': Liam Palmer (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
    • 61': Jan Gregus (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Slovakia. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Juraj Kucka.
    • 62': Foul by Michal Duris (Slovakia).
    • 62': Scott McKenna (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Scotland).
    • 62': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Andrew Considine (Scotland).
    • 63': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 65': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 65': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Gregus.
    • 67': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
    • 68': Substitution, Slovakia. Albert Rusnák replaces Marek Hamsik.
    • 68': Substitution, Scotland. Leigh Griffiths replaces Andrew Considine.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Michal Duris (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
    • 69': Albert Rusnák (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
    • 71': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Peter Pekarík.
    • 71': Hand ball by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
    • 75': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Ondrej Duda.
    • 77': Foul by Robert Mazán (Slovakia).
    • 77': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Robert Mazán (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Scotland).
    • 78': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Slovakia).
    • 79': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Lubomir Satka.
    • 86': Offside, Scotland. Kieran Tierney tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside.
    • 87': Substitution, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 87': Foul by Michal Duris (Slovakia).
    • 87': Liam Cooper (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Slovakia).
    • 88': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Albert Rusnák (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
    • 90'+3': Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Slovakia. Pavol Safranko replaces Michal Duris.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland with a through ball.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Marek Rodák.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Slovakia 1, Scotland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Slovakia 1, Scotland 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 6
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 1
    4 Saves 5
    49.5 Possession 50.5
    14 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    427 Accurate Passes 463
    511 Passes 544
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 0
    28 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    70 Long Balls 63
    46 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    12 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 3
    9 Effective Clearances 25
    9 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského
    Location: Trnava, Slovakia

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 6 +13 15
    2 Greece 6 +7 15
    3 Republic of Ireland 6 -9 6
    4 Finland 6 -11 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SVK Slovakia (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marek Rodák (GK)
    14 Milan Skriniar Yellow Card
    16 Lubomir Satka
    13 Patrik Hrosovský
    9 Robert Mazán Yellow Card
    2 Peter Pekarík
    17 Marek Hamsik
    8 Ondrej Duda Yellow Card
    6 Jan Gregus
    19 Juraj Kucka Yellow Card
    21 Michal Duris
    Slovakia Substitutes:
    Samuel Mráz, Norbert Gyömbér, Lukas Pauschek, Adam Jakubech, Tomás Suslov, Róbert Mak, Stanislav Lobotka, Albert Rusnák, Pavol Safranko, Martin Valjent, Dominik Greif, Ivan Schranz.

    SCO Scotland (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    21 Craig Gordon (GK)
    15 Scott McKenna
    16 Liam Cooper
    23 Andrew Considine
    14 Kenny McLean
    7 John McGinn Yellow Card
    17 Stuart Armstrong Yellow Card
    6 Kieran Tierney
    22 Liam Palmer
    19 Oliver McBurnie
    11 Ryan Christie Yellow Card
    Scotland Substitutes:
    Callum McGregor, Leigh Griffiths, Ryan Jack, Greg Taylor, Stephen O'Donnell, Callum Paterson, Declan Gallagher, David Marshall, Jon McLaughlin, Oliver Burke, Scott McTominay, Lawrence Shankland.

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